Naram Garam
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Naram Garam is a 1981 Bollywood
film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
. The movie was produced by Subhash Gupta and Uday Narayan Singh and had music by R.D.Burman. It reprises many actors and actresses from the 1979 hit Gol Maal
with the same names. It was also directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and starred Amol Palekar in the lead.
) and her father (AK Hangal) who are left homeless due to non-repayment of debts of the local money lender. They are helped by Ramprasad (Amol Palekar
), who is in love with Kusum. Bhavani Shankar (Utpal Dutt
), Ramprasad's employer, who is feared by his family members and employees, but is himself terrified of his own mother-in-law (Dina Pathak
). Ramprasad helps Bhavani Shankar get the possession of his ancestral home after a 53-year long legal battle with a squatter and is therefore assigned the responsibility of getting the house back in shape so that it can be re-occupied. Ramprasad sees an opportunity to help Kusum and her father, and houses them illegally in Bhavani Shankar's ancestral home.
When this comes to the knowledge of the estate manager, Gajanan Babu (Suresh Chatwal), he arrives furious and determined to oust the squatters. However, he succumbs to the charms of Kusum and instead of ousting the old man and his daughter, presents a proposal of marriage. Horrified, Kusum and Ramprasad turn to Kali Shankar, aka Babua (Shatrughan Sinha
), Bhavani Shankar's younger brother, for help. Babua is a garage mechanic and a ruffian with a kind heart for women in distress. He successfully dissuades Gajanan Babu from carrying through with his proposal, but is also determined to oust Kusum and her father. However, he too is captivated by Kusum's beauty and presses his suit. Then Ramprasad finally turns to Bhavani Shankar, who dissuades Babua using his younger brother's fear of him.
Bhavani Prasad comes to his home to oust the illegal residents, but is captivated by Kusum's voice & beauty. Being a very superstitious man & a faithful believer of astrologers, Bhavani Prasad believes that Kusum is the reincarnation of his dead wife Suman. He decides to marry Kusum. Ramprasad finds the situation becoming very sticky, but decides to play along.
Using Bhavani Shankar's beliefs, he succeeds in convincing his boss that he should marry Kusum secretly on a certain date & time only. If anything goes wrong, he should consider it as a sign & leave Kusum alone. Bhavani Shankar reluctantly agrees, believing that nothing untoward can happen. However, Bhavani Prasad's mother-in-law comes to know of this & comes to confront Bhavani right before the marriage is going to take place.
In sheer terror, Bhavani blurts out that it is Ramprasad who is going to get married. Thus, Ramprasad & Kusum finally get married & the reality behind the whole affair remains undiscovered.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hrishikesh Mukherjee ) was a famous Indian film director known for a number of films, including Satyakam, Chupke Chupke, Anupama, Anand, Abhimaan, Guddi, Gol Maal, Aashirwad, Bawarchi, and Namak Haraam.Popularly known as Hrishi-da, he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades,...
. The movie was produced by Subhash Gupta and Uday Narayan Singh and had music by R.D.Burman. It reprises many actors and actresses from the 1979 hit Gol Maal
Gol Maal
Gol Maal is a 1979 Bollywood comedy movie directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film was produced by Mukherjee and N.C.Sippy with music by Rahul Dev Burman...
with the same names. It was also directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and starred Amol Palekar in the lead.
Cast
- Amol PalekarAmol PalekarAmol Palekar is an Indian actor of the 1970s and a director of Hindi and Marathi cinema.-Theater career:Palekar began in Marathi experimental theatre with Satyadev Dubey, and later started his own group, Aniket, in 1972 [citation needed]...
- Utpal DuttUtpal DuttUtpal Dutt was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali Theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the 'Little Theater Group' in 1947, which enacted many English, Shakespearean and Brecht plays, in a period...
- Swaroop Sampat(Paresh Rawal's wife)
- Shatrughan SinhaShatrughan SinhaShatrughan Sinha is an Indian film actor and politician. Apart from being member of Rajya Sabha twice he was also Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Shipping...
- AK Hangal
- Suresh Chatwal
Story
Naram Garam is the story of Kusum (Swaroop SampatSwaroop Sampat
Swaroop Sampat is a Bollywood actress who has acted in several Hindi language films such as Naram Garam. She won the Miss India contest in 1979 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1979.-Early life:...
) and her father (AK Hangal) who are left homeless due to non-repayment of debts of the local money lender. They are helped by Ramprasad (Amol Palekar
Amol Palekar
Amol Palekar is an Indian actor of the 1970s and a director of Hindi and Marathi cinema.-Theater career:Palekar began in Marathi experimental theatre with Satyadev Dubey, and later started his own group, Aniket, in 1972 [citation needed]...
), who is in love with Kusum. Bhavani Shankar (Utpal Dutt
Utpal Dutt
Utpal Dutt was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali Theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the 'Little Theater Group' in 1947, which enacted many English, Shakespearean and Brecht plays, in a period...
), Ramprasad's employer, who is feared by his family members and employees, but is himself terrified of his own mother-in-law (Dina Pathak
Dina Pathak
Dina Pathak or Deena Pathak was a veteran actor and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She was also a woman activist and remained the President of the 'National Federation of Indian Women'...
). Ramprasad helps Bhavani Shankar get the possession of his ancestral home after a 53-year long legal battle with a squatter and is therefore assigned the responsibility of getting the house back in shape so that it can be re-occupied. Ramprasad sees an opportunity to help Kusum and her father, and houses them illegally in Bhavani Shankar's ancestral home.
When this comes to the knowledge of the estate manager, Gajanan Babu (Suresh Chatwal), he arrives furious and determined to oust the squatters. However, he succumbs to the charms of Kusum and instead of ousting the old man and his daughter, presents a proposal of marriage. Horrified, Kusum and Ramprasad turn to Kali Shankar, aka Babua (Shatrughan Sinha
Shatrughan Sinha
Shatrughan Sinha is an Indian film actor and politician. Apart from being member of Rajya Sabha twice he was also Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Shipping...
), Bhavani Shankar's younger brother, for help. Babua is a garage mechanic and a ruffian with a kind heart for women in distress. He successfully dissuades Gajanan Babu from carrying through with his proposal, but is also determined to oust Kusum and her father. However, he too is captivated by Kusum's beauty and presses his suit. Then Ramprasad finally turns to Bhavani Shankar, who dissuades Babua using his younger brother's fear of him.
Bhavani Prasad comes to his home to oust the illegal residents, but is captivated by Kusum's voice & beauty. Being a very superstitious man & a faithful believer of astrologers, Bhavani Prasad believes that Kusum is the reincarnation of his dead wife Suman. He decides to marry Kusum. Ramprasad finds the situation becoming very sticky, but decides to play along.
Using Bhavani Shankar's beliefs, he succeeds in convincing his boss that he should marry Kusum secretly on a certain date & time only. If anything goes wrong, he should consider it as a sign & leave Kusum alone. Bhavani Shankar reluctantly agrees, believing that nothing untoward can happen. However, Bhavani Prasad's mother-in-law comes to know of this & comes to confront Bhavani right before the marriage is going to take place.
In sheer terror, Bhavani blurts out that it is Ramprasad who is going to get married. Thus, Ramprasad & Kusum finally get married & the reality behind the whole affair remains undiscovered.